Working Together to Support Buckinghamshire Schools 2014-2015 Academic Year

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Foreword Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to be in a position to launch the School Improvement Support Offer to all Buckinghamshire schools for the 2014-2015 Academic Year. The offer has been developed in consultation with Headteachers, Governors, the Local Authority and Ofsted Inspectors. The standard bronze, silver and gold packages have been replaced with an offer that is tailored to meet the needs of your school. All schools will receive a review visit at, no cost, during the Autumn or early Spring Term 2014 - 2015. The visit will focus around the four key Ofsted judgements. Prior to the visit, an agenda will be agreed in consultation with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors. The visit will include monitoring of teaching and learning, an evaluation of pupil / student progress, book scrutiny and pupil / student interviews. The leadership and management discussion will require the Chair of Governor’s attendance. Following the visit, the Trust will produce a report outlining key strengths and areas for development. A suggestion of suitable support packages will be recommended which will be available for the school to purchase should they wish to. All support will be of the highest quality and will be monitored regularly. We have a range of specialists available to provide support including Ofsted trained officers, phase specialist officers, consultant leaders with recent headship experience, outstanding practitioners, NLEs and partner schools. Schools have the option to pre-order support from our extensive menu now or they may wish to order after their review. We are currently in discussions with Special Schools and Small Schools about developing a bespoke offer for these settings. We hope to be able to release details of this offer to the relevant schools shortly. The Trust is committed to working in partnership with you to support your school’s individual needs and we share your school’s commitment to ensuring all Buckinghamshire children receive the best possible education. Yours sincerely, Amanda Taylor-Hopkins Education Director Buckinghamshire Learning Trust
The School Improvement Support Offer from September 2014 We are very pleased to be able to share the School Improvement Support Offer for all LA Maintained, Academies and Free Schools in Buckinghamshire. This offer is the product of on-going conversations with Headteachers and reflects national initiatives and changes, as well as locally determined priorities. We aim to provide both breadth and depth, based on core support which is free to all schools and a bespoke chargeable service that can be tailored to individual school needs. The School Improvement offer, both core and chargeable, reflects all Key Stages from Early Years through to KS5. The Buckinghamshire Learning Trust is committed to ensuring that its support matches what customers need and individual discussions with Headteachers and Chairs of Governors will determine the content of provision. The service will be monitored by outcomes and quality assured on a regular basis both internally and by externally commissioned reviews. Support will be provided from our own excellent team of: • School Improvement Officers - Highly motivated and committed with great school improvement knowledge; • Consultant Leaders – Recent experienced Headteachers with real life experiences to share and help drive through change and build capacity; • Teaching Excellence Practitioners - Outstanding classroom practitioners trained to coach and mentor others; • NLEs/LLEs - Our best National and Local leaders working side by side with the Trust and your School; • Teaching Schools and National Support Schools - Providing bespoke school to school support in a wide range of areas; • Subject Leads - Able to work alongside departments and SLT to raise attainment and the quality of provision in specific subjects; • Bespoke Consultants - Brokered by the Trust to support schools individual needs and areas of development. We are committed to working in partnership with you to deliver an excellent education for the benefit of all children and young people across Buckinghamshire. We are determined that every pupil in Buckinghamshire will succeed and want to enable all of our schools to deliver the best possible education. All chargeable services are based on delivery to a single school. However, we encourage collaboration and schools looking to link for group training can obtain a quotation by emailing enquiries@learningtrust.net.
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